Slaughter said the budget failed to include funds for the following expenses: $400,000 in legal fees for a lawsuit the city settled with former employees; a 5 percent pay increase for employees making less than $40,000; an unspecified amount of funds to address "critical needs" of the police department; an unspecified amount of funds for capital projects, such a road repairs; and an unspecified amount for the city's master plan.

Slaughter says a new budget should be ready to propose at the Nov. 13 meeting and voted on in December.